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Town of Lexington
Lexington 20/20 Vision Committee
Minutes of Meeting of July 24, 2015
20/20 Vision CommitteeJuly 24, 2015
A meeting of the was held on Thursday, at 7:45 a.m. in the
Parker Room in the Town Office Building at 1625 Massachusetts Avenue.
Members Present:
Margaret Coppe, Peter Lee, Joe Pato, Dan Krupka, , Carroll Ann Bottino, Andrew
Dixon, Alan Wrigley, , Peter Enrich, Fernando Quezada.
Members Absent:
, Bhumip Khasnabish, Saatvik Ahluwalia, Ginna Johnson, Matthew Pronchik
Others Present:
Marian Cohen, Elaine Ashton
The meeting was called to order at 7:45 a.m.
The minutes from the 20/20 Vision Committee meeting of June 25, 2015 were reviewed, corrected and
approved.
F. Quezada announced that the Town Manager’s Office had selected a new Management Fellow, Claire
Goodwin, who will dedicate some time in support of the work of the 20/20 Vision Committee. He
mentioned that Ms. Goodwin has expressed her intention to attend 20/20 Committee meetings and to
contribute to the administrative functions of the Committee.
Dan Krupka reported on the recruitment of community members for the study of community models of
multicultural integration. He mentioned that he was already in touch with a core group of individuals and
would welcome additional participation from 2020 members. This sub-group of individuals will work to
define the terms of reference for outside professional assistance. Dan also stated his intention to request
Lexington’s Town Manager, Carl Valente to write to Mayors and Managers of the selected cities and
towns soliciting cooperation with the study.
Peter Enrich addressed the proposed 20/20 effort to explore issues of diversity beyond race and ethnicity.
He mentioned that he would welcome the participation of volunteers with quantitative skills. He said that
the challenge is also to identify issues relating to how the community is changing. It is a challenge to
determine what the trend is over what period and to understand what the changes mean. Regarding the
timeline, he stressed the need to have the trend analysis piece prior to Town Meeting. Similarly, if the
Planning Board is intending to address related housing pattern related issues in February, it will be
important to at least be aware of how the respective inquiries might inform each other. Peter said that
Ginna Johnson’s participation in the 20/20 scoping effort will be essential. Involvement of additional
persons with quantitative skills will also be critical.
Regarding how the 2020 Committee can address the topic of the future of e-government, F. Quezada
distributed an updated written outline received from Bhumip Khasnabish on issues for the Committee’s
consideration. Peter Enrich reiterated the concern he has expressed in past meetings regarding the
need to coordinate any e-government related effort with Donna Hooper. F. Quezada agreed. He
mentioned that his understanding is that 2020 would seek to focus on how increased use of electronic
transactions with the Town would alter the dynamics of the community. Peter Enrich agreed that it can
affect how people think about government. A consideration would be how the use of technology can help
or hinder citizen participation to be more inclusive. Margaret Coppe observed that some persons think
that their vote does not count.
F. Quezada mentioned that 20/20 Committee member Matthew Pronchick communicated his intention to
spend the next several months in Europe and would therefore be unable to continue serving on the
Committee. He said that Matthew conveyed his appreciation for his time on the Committee.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 a.m.